Andrew had asked me and the boys out to celebrate his 19th birthday next week but my husband was coming home early from his trip abroad so I had to ri...g Andrew and tell him that we couldn’t make it and the reason why,Oh that’s’ ok Mrs. Miller I do understand there was a hint of disappointment in his voice,I’ll tell you what how about you come over to my house as you normally do next Friday and instead of me going out with the girls,I can do you and the boys a meal and have a late celebration. ”Chief Numa sighed with pleasure at what she was thinking.“I never anticipated when my father was attacked that I and Noma would not only survive, but be the basis for a new tribe, and that soon I would be Chief of that tribe! You have completely transformed my life, John.”“You changed my own life just as much, Numa. When I arrived here, I knew nothing about people and society; about what was acceptable and what was not; about what I could do for myself and the local tribes. We are slowly. So we had the meal, and it was fun, although we went our separate waysafter the meal, but that was okay. We saw each other a few more timesdoing different things; cinema, a live music gig, skating, and so on. Iwanted to make the move on her, but I was really nervous. Part of theproblem was that I had realised that she was really assertive, ordominant, you might say. And it felt wrong for me to take that sort ofinitiative; I rather expected her to do it. But she didn't, so it tookperhaps. He felt sure he could keep the boat until Sunday, three days away, but should let John know so he wouldn't be worried. Food would be okay because of Tawny's cache. He thought it would be a good idea to run the engine to charge the batteries. He wanted to wash some clothes for the longer stay. "Hey babe, I'm gonna go out and charge the boat, and do some wash. Will you be okay here?" How long can we stay, Evan? Another week? Please?" "Uh, sorry Gina, I know John needs the boat by Sunday. No shit..